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Post NameWELFARE OFFICER
DepartmentPLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD
Question Paper Code056/2015
Date of Test9 April 2015
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
The soil that is suitable for cotton cultivation in India :
Answer
D. Black Soil
2
‘The first complete census of India was done in the year:
Answer
A. 1881
3
MH 370 flight crashed recently in a mysterious way belongs to :
Answer
D. Malaysia
4
‘The leader of National movement, who was the first person scientifically calculated poverty in India :
Answer
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
5
The joint session of Muslim League and Indian National Congress was held at in 1916:
Answer
A. Lucknow
6
Which is the largest wheat producing zone in India?
Answer
C. North Western Plains
7
Name the law passed by the parliament of India in September 2005 aiming poverty eradication :
Answer
B. NREGS
8
The tribal agression took in the year 1855 in India is :
Answer
B. Santal Rebellion
9
Name the state in which Bandipur National Park situates :
Answer
C. Karnataka
10
The U.S ambassodor to India who recently resigned :
Answer
A. Nancy Powel
11
‘The area in Kerala that represent in World's 18 hot spot of bio-diversity :
Answer
B. Western Ghats |
12
The Chairman of High Level Advisory Committee set up by RBI for issuing licences to new banks :
Answer
B. Bimal Jalan :
13
The famous tourist centre ‘Gavi’ belongs to district :
Answer
D. Pathanamthitta
14
The film that won Oscar of 2014:
Answer
B. ‘Twelve years a slave 3 |
15
Sadhujanaparipalana Sangham was founded by :
Answer
C. Ayyankali
16
Formation of Ghadar Party was in the year :
Answer
A. 1913
17
The author of “Vedadhikaraniroopanam’” is : |
Answer
D. Chattampi Swamikal
18
The place in which Mahatma Gandhi start his first Sathyagra in India: |
Answer
D. Champaran | = |
19
“Aruvipuram Sivaprathishta" was done in the year : |
Answer
A. 1888
20
The district in which the famous Bekal Fort situate : “
Answer
C. Kasargod
21
“IfJain had invited me, I would have attended the meeting”, said Joseph :
Answer
C. Joseph did not attend the meeting
22
“Many a passenger was injured in the accident” :
Answer
B. Many passengers were injured
23
“A striving sinner is better than a satisfied saint” :
Answer
D. None of the above
24
“Though Arun wanted to go to school, he was too tired to walk” :
Answer
A. Arun wanted to walk, but he could not
25
No one had failed in -——————— duty.
Answer
A. their
26
A lot of sugar ——————— added to his tea.
Answer
B. was
27
Things have changed ——————— I was a boy.
Answer
C. since
28
The trial has been adjourned : ‘
Answer
B. to stop for a period of time -
29
‘This restaurant is a rendezvous of youngsters :
Answer
C. meeting place
30
She is leaving the country for good :
Answer
A. finally
31
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Answer
B. mampuodl
32
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Answer
A. @yaaowale :
33
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Answer
C. adam ; .
34
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Answer
D. ssguile
35
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Answer
B. @aM|e agama slag |
36
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Answer
A. O&.02a. QuIALjob
37
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Answer
D. dave ;
38
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Answer
D. @atlao
39
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Answer
B. eacueangfeg
40
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Answer
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41
The function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively is called : |
Answer
D. Management
42
Name a common form of violence in which women and girls are killed by family members because they are believed to have brought shame upon the family :
Answer
D. Honour Killing .
43
Which of the following does not fall under the purview of the Family Court ?
Answer
A. Theft |
44
What is the study of people, technology, organizations and the relationships among them called as :
Answer
C. Management Information System
45
Which of the following is a part of Office Management function?
Answer
A. Space Management
46
Which of the following is not a Social Institution?
Answer
D. Community
47
In Matriarchal families, authority in the family lies with the :
Answer
B. Mother |
48
Name the process by which people instead of living in villages, start living in cities : |
Answer
A. Urbanisation
49
Which of the following is an attribute of caste? |
Answer
B. Hereditary occupation |
50
Polyantry is: ‘ :
Answer
C. Marriage of a woman to more than One man {
51
The most fundamental source of Unity in India is :
Answer
D. Indian Constitution
52
Untouchability has been abolished under article : :
Answer
C. 17
53
The different states in India were formed after Independence on the basis of :
Answer
D. Language
54
Functional Joint Family is a concept put forward by :
Answer
A. LP. Desai
55
Name the enactment which seeks to ensure that industrial workers receive payment of their wages at regular intervals :
Answer
B. The Payment of wages act
56
“Caste and Race in India” is a book written by : : :
Answer
B. G.S. Ghurye
57
According to Purushasukta Gupta, Brahmins originated from the :
Answer
A. Head of the Creator
58
Which of these is not a necessary characteristic of dominant caste?
Answer
A. Physical strength '
59
The dowry prohibition act was passed in the year :
Answer
B. 1961
60
The most important quality of a manager :
Answer
C. Decisive
61
The major conclusions from Hawthrone experiments is known as :
Answer
C. Human relations approach
62
Which is not an clement in Scientific management ?
Answer
D. Group influence
63
The term “Management by Objectives" is coined by :
Answer
B. Peter Drucker :
64
Which is not an example of Group decision making?
Answer
D. Rational technique
65
Organising process does not involve one of the following :
Answer
C. Informal relationships
66
Levirate marriage is:
Answer
B. Marriage with deceased husband's brother
67
Which is not an essential element of organization?
Answer
B. Property .
68
Which one of these can be delegated?
Answer
C. Responsibility
69
In which respect, does formal organization differ from informal organization : ‘
Answer
A. Structuring
70
Which is not a function of a trade union? . |
Answer
B. Acash disablement benefit in case of injury
71
Which of the following statement has been found to be most accurate concerning group discussion?
Answer
C. Group decisions can be superior to individual decisions ;
72
The type of formal organization based in rationality and efficiency is known as : 5
Answer
D. Bureaucracy
73
_The solution of problems on the basis of logic, data and planning rather than on the basis of tradition and supervision is known as :
Answer
A. Rationalism
74
A judge who is more concerned with following legal procedures than reaching just decision is encouraging :
Answer
C. Goal displacement
75
The part of a formal organization in which personal relationships are guided by rules, rituals . and sentiments not provided for by formal organization itself is known as :
Answer
B. Informal organization
76
The states where power tends to become concentrated in the hands of a few members of any social structure : ‘ |
Answer
A. The iron law of oligarchy
77
A web of social relationships that joins a person directly to other people and groups and through those individuals and groups indirectly to additional parties is known as :
Answer
A. Social network
78
The most stable source of Prestige in modern society is associated with :
Answer
A. Occupation
79
Which one of the following is not included in the ILO recommendation No. 102 concerning labour welfare? F
Answer
D. Free maternity care for women employees
80
The year in which, “The Trade Union Act” was passed : :
Answer
A. 1926
81
Social security refers to making effective provisions for securing public assistance :
Answer
A. Incase of unemployment, old age, sickness etc
82
Name the act that covers the risk of old age and unemployment of workers :
Answer
C. The industrial disputes act, 1956 -
83
Which is not an objective of industrialization? :
Answer
C. To support organic farming
84
Casteism is an example of : |
Answer
C. Ethnocentrism :
85
C.B. Mamoria had listed factors responsible for corruption. Find out which one is not listed by him :
Answer
D. Large number of dependents in the family
86
The central government established the “National commission for women” in the year :
Answer
A. 1992
87
Name the Indian Socialist who remarked that, “Family in India is essentially a Joint Family” :
Answer
B. Iravati Karve
88
How does the “Human Relations” approach influence the industrial set up?
Answer
B. Increasing worker's morale
89
Name the law which allows for the divorce for a Muslim wife : |
Answer
C. Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act |
90
Which Act provide for maintenance of infirm parents by a Hindu?
Answer
A. Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
91
———————— is the process of exchanging messages between a sender and a receiver.
Answer
B. Communication ; )
92
Listening, reading, speaking and writing are all types of :
Answer
A. Communication skills
93
Communication barriers are :
Answer
C. obstacles that interfere with the understanding of a message
94
All of the following are examples of verbal communication EXCEPT :
Answer
B. Listening
95
Email is a growing channel of communication. However, what percent of emails received are misunderstood? .
Answer
C. 60%
96
In general, human beings are :
Answer
B. poor communicators
97
The word communication is derived from communis (Latin) which means :
Answer
B. common —
98
Meta-communication relates to the speaker's :
Answer
B. unintentional choice of words
99
Generally speaking, in business we communicate : :
Answer
A. to both persuade and inform .
100
Filters that affect the content of a message are in:
Answer
D. the minds of both the speaker and the listener : 56/2015 14 A

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